I decided it was time to face reality and get rid of the long stories I had on here. I did that because they honestly weren't good, and I know that. I've decided it's time to post the facts. Almost 8 years ago someone really close to me died. That person was basically my Muse. Without that person in my life I've mostly stopped writing. I still get strokes of passion once and awhile, but it's rare.

As a result I won't be posting much anymore. I'll still post an occasional one-shot. Not necessarily for Twilight but it might be, as I am still very in to Twilight. I may also eventually edit and add on to the complete stories that I removed and repost them, as well as finish stories I never completed and repost them. But that's still years out if I ever do that.

As for the one-shots still up, I had gone through and edited them to my best ability as of 08/01/15 on FF.net and now have updated these posts to match. Ultimately, I write for the fun of it. Not for perfection.

"Not me, me I like to keep the things I love close. Hold them in a death grip and never let them go."--- Detective Jo Rosati, Rookie Blue

You know those fics where Edward doesn't come back and Bella forgets about him and five seconds later she's in bed with Jacob and none of it makes any damn sense?Yeah, this isn't one of them.

The first story picks up from the moment in New Moon when Jacob has driven Bella home after the cliff diving incident, right before he catches the scent of Alice. Only in this telling, Alice wasn't looking, so there's no sudden appearance at Bella's house, no Rosalie calling Edward and sending him on a suicidal mission to Volterra, and no reason for Bella to do anything but believe that Edward didn't love her anymore. This is simply a story of what might have happened if everyone stayed mostly in character and Edward's return was delayed. Yes, delayed. Because we all know that he was "this close" to coming back on his own anyhow. So what would have happened if Bella had tried to move on with her life? Would she have found happiness with Jacob?

Several one-shot companion stories give us a glimpse at things through the eyes of Charlie, Angela, Jessica, Embry, and the other characters.

Mike & Lauren complicate things, Bella's planning to go to college, Victoria is on the prowl, and imprinting is running rampant. And that's just the beginning! How will Edward react when he finds out what's been going on while he was gone? And who will Bella choose in the end?